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Something inconsequential is not important. It will not change what happens next, so you do not need to spend worry on it.
Something inconsequential某樣inconsequential的東西is not important就是不重要。It will not change what happens next它不會改變接下來會發生的事,so you do not need to spend worry on it所以你不需要為它擔心。
A tiny mistake on a form. A wait of two minutes. Who sat where at lunch.
A tiny mistake on a form表格上一個小小的錯誤。A wait of two minutes等個兩分鐘。Who sat where at lunch午餐時誰坐在哪裡。
The word is a little formal and a little cool: it does not only say “small”; it says “this does not matter.” You will meet it in writing, in meetings, and when someone is trying to calm another person down.
The word is a little formal and a little cool這個字有點正式、有點冷淡:it does not only say “small”它說的不只是『小』;it says “this does not matter.”它說的是『這不重要』。in writing, in meetings, and when someone is trying to calm another person down在文章裡、會議上,還有有人想安撫別人的時候you will meet it會遇到這個字。
People also use it of a person, a bit : an inconsequential figure is someone whose voice does not count.
People also use it of a person人們也會用它來形容一個人,a bit unkindly帶點不客氣的意味:an inconsequential figure is someone whose voice does not count一個inconsequential的人物,指的是說話沒有份量的人。
Though actually, a few careful writers still use it to mean “not following in a logical way.” Most people now just mean “not important.”
Though actually不過其實,a few careful writers still use it to mean 'not following in a logical way.'還是有少數謹慎的作家用它表示『不合邏輯地』。Most people now just mean 'not important.'現在大多數人用它就只是指『不重要』。
組成in- (“not”) + consequential (“important because it leads to results”). From in- + consequential.
同家族的字
- consequentialthe opposite building block: important because it leads to results
- consequencethe noun for a result; both words sit on this
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
inconsequentialadj/ɪnˌkɑnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/
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Having no consequence; not consequential; of little importance.
- You will never know the exact atomic time when you started reading this phrase; of course, that's inconsequential.
- “[…]Because desire just cheats you. It's like a sunbeam skipping here and there about a room. It stops and gilds some inconsequential object, and we poor fools try to grasp it—but when we do the sunbeam moves on to something else, and you've got the inconsequential part, but the glitter that made you want it is gone—” He broke off uneasily.
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Not logically following from the premises.
inconsequentialnoun/ɪnˌkɑnsəˈkwɛnʃəl/
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Something unimportant; something that does not matter.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。